Cross-border EU programmes

The Regional Council of Lapland is involved in various EU
programmes promoting cross-border cooperation. The common objective
of Lapland, Finland, and the European Union is to promote the
cohesion of the EU and to dissolve any obstacles set by the
borders, promote favourable cooperation both in the EU and across
its externals borders, and strengthen the competitiveness and
living conditions of Lapland by utilising the possibilities
presented by cross-border collaboration.

The following programmes, among others, offer funding for
cross-border projects:

TheKolarctic
ENPI CBC programme promotes collaboration across
national borders between the North Calotte and Northwest Russia.
The Regional Council of Lapland operates as the administrative
authority of the programme.

The
Interreg IV A North programme operates
in the North Calotte area. The County Administrative Board of
Norrbotten in Sweden operates as the administrative authority of
the programme. The Regional Council of Lapland provides an
information service for the programme that serves Finnish
applicants of funding in particular.

The Northern Periphery
Programme covers extensive areas in Northern Europe and Iceland,
for example. The Regional Council of Lapland operates as the
Finnish contact point for the programme.

The
Baltic Sea
Region Programme 2007-13 is one of the Interreg IV B programmes by the European
Union. The programme covers large areas in Northern Europe, and
Finland as a whole, for instance, is a part of the programme
area.